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The Bechdel Cast iHeartPodcasts
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4.6 • 2.9K Ratings
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The Bechdel Cast is a podcast about the portrayal of women in movies hosted by Caitlin Durante and Jamie Loftus.
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500 Movies of Bechdel Cast
We're celebrating having covered 500 movies between main feed and Matreon episodes! Thanks so much for listening, and here's to 500 more!!! Tickets to our upcoming Shrektanic shows, Movie Request Form, Letterboxd, and more can be found at linktr.ee/bechdelcast
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The Departed with Susan Zalkind
This week, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Susan Zalkind ship up to Boston to chat about The Departed.
Check out Susan at zalkind.info for more on Susan's reporting, book, social media, etc!
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Poor Things with Amanda Montell
This week, poor things Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Amanda Montell discuss Poor Things! Here's the link to the Polygon piece "The book Poor Things is based on is even stranger than the film" -- https://www.polygon.com/24093718/poor-things-hulu-oscars-book-differences
Follow Amanda on Instagram at @amanda_montell and @soundslikeacultpod, and order her book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Age-of-Magical-Overthinking/Amanda-Montell/9781668007976
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The Sound of Music with Nelini Stamp
The hills are alive with the sound of the Bechdel Cast! Special guest Nelini Stamp joins Caitlin and Jamie for an episode on The Sound of Music!
Follow Nelini on Instagram at @nelstamp and follow @workingfamilies across all platforms!
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Barbie
It's the Barbie episode from our Barbie Tour! Thanks to everyone who came out to see us live! Special shout out to STAB! Comedy Theater, SF Sketchfest, Stomping Ground Comedy Theater, and Austin Film Society! And grab tickets to the Bechdel Cast *Shrektanic Tour* this May at linktr.ee/bechdelcast
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Julie & Julia with Summer Farah
On this episode, Jamie, Caitlin, and special guest Summer Farah finally pass the Béchamel Test while discussing Julie & Julia.
Check out Summer's website at summerfarah.com and buy her book, I could die today & live again, at https://www.gameoverbooks.com/store/p/i-could-die-today-and-live-again
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Customer Reviews
Perspective
I grew up watching movies that said ‘negging’ and ‘wearing her down’ was ok. Thank you for giving me the vocabulary as to why that’s just bad behavior and storytelling. I will do my best to pass that on to my sons. It’s a good podcast. Y’all should listen.
Great content, maddening editing.
This is such a funny, insightful podcast that is undermined by crappy editing in almost every episode. The show frequently plays parts of discussions multiple times—sometimes for 5 minutes or more at a pass. Five stars for content but jeez, get it together.
Declining quality
I used to be a big fan but the podcast has declined in quality since 2020. The hosts started to talk about nuances they cannot fully understand, so each episodes ends up being them talking about how “frustrating” (seriously, take a shot each time they say frustrating and you’d die before the ~90 minutes was up) any aspect of a movie they know is somehow problematic but can’t explain the because they are two cis white women. It’s unlistenable now. It’s great to be intersectional in your feminism, but don’t speak on matters that aren’t yours, Save that space for others. They had a great thing going when they examined things with their own eye, instead of speculating on behalf of others.
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